Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn

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Last night.

Hopewell Square, Lower Shankill Estate, Belfast.

Orange-hued revellers celebrate The Eleventh Night, which refers to the night before the battle where Protestant King William III of Orange defeated Catholic King James II in Boyne on July 12, 1690.

FIGHT!

Last night: Tis The Season

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This morning.

The smouldering bonfire, which led to two houses (left) being burned down in the early hours.

That’ll learn them.

Probably not.

Sam Boal/Rollingnews

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46 thoughts on “Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn”

    1. moould

      if you read literally the second paragraph of the article you linked to you’ll find the answer to your question

  4. The Real Jane

    Do we need to ask what kind of eejits build bonfires like that so close to houses? Uninhabited, I sincerely hope.

  6. Tish Mahorey

    There’s the same cohort on the other side too and we have the same down south. They are people denied access to opportunity and influence and used as fodder for wars and taxes.

    2. Scundered

      Ah not anymore, a few decades I would have agreed with you, but the loyalist side definitely dragging their heels (and their knuckles) moreso these days by a long shot, and I say that as someone who grew up in loyalist area.

    3. Formerly known as @ireland.com

      @Tish Mahoney

      What a sad, simplistic view of the World. Do you think that black South Africans were as guilty as white South Africans during Apartheid? Were Australian Aborigines as responsible as their white masters for their situation?

      No, the Orangemen are a crowd of ignorant bigots. The non-Protestant population are victims of partition. How lucky you are, that you didn’t happen to be born on the wrong side of the border.

    3. Scundered

      The orange lodges really have nothing to do with the bonfires, they are mostly old men, whilst they wouldn’t condemn it either it’s a bit like saying all republicans support the IRA. Generally the fires are built by the kids and paramilitaries, and who’s going to come out and take them on?

      2. some old queen

        Each to their own but I don’t differentiate between this and The Orange Order. The Orange was calling for ‘the battle not the bottle’ this year but if they were separate they would publicly dissociate themselves, but they don’t.

        And I don’t buy this slant that it just kids either. The pallets and the tyres come from somewhere and the construction of those things is not something fourteen year olds could do. If it was just kids then the authorities would not be long moving in but it is tolerated because of the UVF / UDA involvement and especially… The Orange Order.

        1. Scundered

          To suggest the orange order orchestrates the bonfires is laughable, it’s the local scumbag kids under the instruction of scumbag paramilitaries.

          For example on the marching displays how often do you see them burning flags etc, do you really think all those old guys are behind all that carry on? Their statements don’t help though, I’ll agree with you on that. But it’s an organisation that’s dwindling in numbers every year, it’ll take a few generations to dissolve however.

          1. some old queen

            The Orange Order is not some harmless old boy’s club. Their statements are often inflammatory and at times incitement to hatred. I am not suggesting that they are out building the things but you won’t hear any commendation from them either.

            As part of lodges there are paramilitary members out marching today so the two are not mutually exclusive and it is not just the slogans and flags on bomb fires which cause offence.

  14. Fully Keen

    It must be great craic. Off your face and a bonfire taking up your entire eyeline. If you don’t have much this must be a great stress reliever. The KKK have their crosses…

  15. Mulder

    Only 2 houses burnt down, a quiet night then so.
    As we all know King William, was a great man for the bonfires and drink.

  16. Mulder

    Not sure that northern brethern be aware of that fact.
    They may take gay as meaning he was very jolly and happy.
    When in fact he was not a happy bunny to be in Ireland, did not want to be here and apparently hated the place.
    After winning the battle got out as quick as he could.
    Never let a little thing like history get in the way of tradition.

  17. Mulder

    Think Iris is a bit of an artist but her surroundings are not really too good for artists.
    This portrays the folk up there, as a bunch of inbreds, eejits, dancing around a big fire, as if they just discovered, fire, ahh duah!!!, look fire.
    Why are they dancing around a big fire burning down their own houses, because some 300 years ago, 2 foreign kings come over to poor Ireland to have a war.
    Nothing to do with Ireland more European politics.
    King william never came back after the battle of the Boyne.
    Northern Ireland has changed, radically, the tragedy is that much of Unionist community is not aware of this fact.
    Could be a very rude awakening, with advent if that be right word of brexit.
    All bets are off.

  18. some old queen

    Maybe back in the day I socialised with too many anthropologists from Queen Uni but I really don’t get the term ‘Unionist community’. It lumps three quarters of a million people together which also says the rest are SF supporters. Hardly.

    Presbyterians were a founding force within this state so never under estimate their ability to move with the times. The emotional argument that you will fall off a cliff at the border has gone, and will not be returned.

    Apart from outside Culloville in Co. Armagh when travelling to and from Louth/Monaghan… because it turns into a complete dirt track.

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